Rush Limbaugh and the Health Care Bill

My dad listens to this clown only to mock him and I happen to catch this babbling idiot tell his listeners that he would pack up and move to Costa Rica (a country that has universal health care) if the Health Care Bill passed. Well it passed (although I agree that it needs some revisions and amendments) and he's still here! I'd be willing to help him pack! What's he waiting for?

Rush Limbaugh Chooses Costa Rica for Health Care Aug 23rd, 2010 | Category: Health Coming from a conservative icon, this is a great compliment for the Central American nation.

In March 2010, Limbaugh stated on his radio show, with listeners in the tens of millions, that he would go to Costa Rica for medical treatment if Congress passed the reforms to the US healthcare system, commonly known as Obamacare.

Regardless, if he's going to get his health care in Costa Rica, he's going to be treated by doctors trained and paid for by a medical system far more socialist than anything that was ever even proposed in Obama's health care reform efforts, let alone what eventually passed.

He is dishonest, hypocritical and the classic snake oil salesman. He does make boatloads of money. So do drug dealers; I don't respect or admire them either. Anyone who does needs to do some serious soul searching.

He does sell, more successfully than most, radio advertising spots for all the stations that carry his show making them profitable and able to continue employing people. Considering his show is on over 600 radio stations his 15 hours a week keep thousands of people employed - maybe President Hussein should institute a Rush Cloning Program as a job creation solution.

The video you posted was all opinion. I did not even here the quote that caused the controversy. All I saw mas Ms. NBC using Rush Limbaugh's name once again to try and improve their ratings.

The worst thing about the video is the realization that our Troops are in harms way and some of them are making the ultimate sacrifice. Anytime a troop is injured or killed the Nation takes an enormous loss. I want our troops HOME!!!!

NEWSFLASH!Keith Olberman suspended without pay indefinitely from MSNBC for violating their ethics policy in making several maximum contributions to democratic candidates... liberal bias in the media??? NO!

Olbermann Suspended From MSNBC for Campaign DonationsBy BRIAN STELTER AND BILL CARTERKeith Olbermann, the top anchor on MSNBC, was suspended on Friday after the channel discovered that he had made campaign contributions to three Democrats.

The MSNBC president, Phil Griffin, issued a statement saying, “I became aware of Keith’s political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay.”

No one at NBC News would speculate about what this might mean for Mr. Olbermann’s future, though one NBC executive suggested this was not a step toward firing him.

Politico had reported Friday morning that Mr. Olbermann’s contributions were in apparent violation of MSNBC policy.

Mr. Olbermann hosts the most popular program on MSNBC, “Countdown.” He worked at MSNBC in the late 1990s and re-joined the channel in 2003.

He has long been a volatile figure inside MSNBC, in part for his polarizing points of view. He has sometimes clashed with Mr. Griffin and other managers over editorial decisions, and he has been publicly critical of some of his former bosses.

Mr. Olbermann did not immediately respond to a request for comment after the suspension was announced Friday afternoon.

I think this country would be waaaayyyy better off if ALL the democrats packed up and moved to Cuba where they can live their lives under the form of government they seek with all the wonderful benefits!

You mean no American democrat will admit that's what they want! They are the liars, working to enslave us all with entitlements, wrecking havoc on the nation, killing jobs... fools all of them! Fools and liars!

All Liars ha? As opposed to the Truth you guys tell like that Obama will be spending 200 million a day of taxpayers money in India and when pressed to respond where they got their information they reply confidently "the internet"....right....because we all know the TRUTH is the only thing on the Internet right? Or how about the fact that each and everytime the Fox people get caught B.S.ing the public they NEVER EVER retract those lies? They just tell each other to "go around lying and we'll back you up".

My husband NEVER goes on the Internet, yet he called me to tell me that indeed Prez. Obama was going to India, the amount of money to be spent was astronomical, the plan was to rent the Taj Mahal. He got his information from the radio. He is a truck driver and that is all the info he gets, from the radio.

This information has to be coming from somewhere. I begin to wonder how true it is, with all the Democrats jumping ship... Makes me think there is some truth to what is being said.

US President Barack Obama has expressed his desire to stay at Mumbai’s iconic Taj Mahal Hotel, which bore the brunt of the 26/11 terror attacks. During his stay in Mumbai, Obama is also expected to visit Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, which was also one of the centers of the terror attacks, said Government sources.

That's about the dumbest threat I've ever heard. Move to a place where they have universal health care because the place he lives in now passes universal health care. He does realize that they speak Spanish there, right?

Here's what the Costa Ricans would no doubt say about Rush coming to their country. They would refer to him as:Ma'e, used akin to the English word "dude", although literally meaning something more like "idiot". Generally spoken among friends. It's pronounced 'my'.

We have Universal Healthcare in the UK. That doesn't mean you get it for free. Every working person contributes, then any time you need healthcare you can have it, in the confident knowledge that you are not going to be stitched up with unexpected bills just when you need it least.

Dec. 16, 1994: "So we're not going to get on -- we don't fault theseanimals for a lack of discipline, but we get on human beings who are fatfor lack of discipline and you know it and I know it. But here's thething that struck me about this. We have alcoholics and drug addicts inour society, don't we? And what do we say about them? Well, they can'thelp it. Why, it's genetic. Why, they have a disease. Why, put onethimbleful of scotch in front of them and they can die.' We totallyexempt them from any control over their lives, do we not? Some athletewill spend two years snorting lines of coke. 'He can't help it.' Youknow, it's -- it's just -- it's not -- it's -- it's genetic. Thesepeople -- they're predisposed to having this addictive syndrome. They --they can't help -- yeah, like that line of cocaine just happened tomarch into the hotel, go up to the athlete's room and put itself rightthere in front of him on his blotter."

Even better:

Jan. 15, 1996: "... there were a couple of drug convictions out in -- Ithink it was a Colorado court. And these guys had -- had done somereally bad stuff, and there were mandated federal sentences for thecrimes they had committed. And the judge apologized to the criminalswhile sentencing them because he thought it was too severe. Heapologized and the community was outraged. So we've gone from a judgesentencing a mother who makes her child beg six months in jail, tojudges apologizing for getting dope dealers and crack dealers and drugsalesmen off the streets with too severe a sentence."

Remember how he was crying that the gvt was unfairly targetting him for Doctor Shopping? Ooooo, then it was too severe for him, but of course, not for a mother.

Sure! Take from the rich...let the evil rich pay and the evil, evil corporations! It's the job of the government to keep us free, not enslave us or create a class society, taking our property by FORCE and telling us what's good for us! You should move to Cuba so you can see how that system works!

Nope, she's not, I have discussions with liberals all the time (the result of being alone conservative in a liberal career venue), and yes, they basically disagree with much of what has made this country so great.

I'm not going to say they hate America, but they certainly have a different vision for it than I do....

You have to admit, Ron, Lovemychris talks in riddles. She always talks in riddles. She expects people to understand her inuendo. Surely it will be misinterpreted because she never talks in complete sentences, just snippets.

Thanks! I believe in calling a spade a spade. Anyway I think it's fair to put liberal thinkers in a group because they are proponents of collectivism, so it's fitting. Why would I treat them as individuals when they don't believe that individualism is good or worthy of protection?

lady_love - You sound like a hypocrite. You clearly do not read what you write. "liberalism is a philosophy held by individuals and a a group they are simply wrong". based on what do you make this blanket statement? And it is a statement that actually makes no sense, are they simply wrong as individuals and not as a group? Right wing Republicans are a group and they are simply, wrong, and BIG FAT BS LIARS. Does that sound true to you? It does to me. But it's a blanket statement and that is wrong. I am condeming people based on their opinions and insisting they are wrong when certainly there must be things that they get right. It is ignorant and therefore I would never say it and mean it. You, on the other hand, meant it and that my friend, is whats truly WRONG.

Actually, LMC, the president is going to India to talk about trade. More outsourcing. The study of global economics and global sourcing tells us that in order to maintain a status quo among nations, to elevate less priveleged countries, we source products from them even though we can create the same product at home. We pay tariffs, have trade deficits, impose embargos, etc. all in the name of fair trade, to put it simply. Many corporations outsource (have business in foreign countries) because it is cheaper to do so. They pay little or no tax until the product is exported back to the U.S. Ironically, it is still cheaper for them to do business this way. If you owned a business, I am confident you would find the most cost effective way to do business. I could be wrong though. Maybe you are a true idealist and would simply give all your money to the poor.

P.S. We are no longer the richest country in the world and haven't been for a long time. We could be but we're not.

counter; his agenda for the summit is on his web page, he is asking India for Investment in U.S. based business, not out sourcing jobs.

The decision to out source is a corporations alone, it is not done by the Office of the President....think a bit.

he wants to Tax Corporations that take their profits from Operations outside the U.S. he is actualy trying to stop it, not help it.

I do not agree with everything he does, but he is not out-sourcing us at all.

He spoke today about a raw goods export deal, and possibly making that tarrif friendly in order for us to do that, it increases Jobs and exports.

he also spoke of Market opening negotiations to. He knows we need to sell to be able to produce, and have jobs.

India wants a trade deal with the U.S. and also Military upgrades to be added on to it, specificaly The F-18 Hornet. to update thier French based out dated air force. France can not support the up-keep of the planes with replacement parts.

Thus: IE one Navy carrier group will be there also. There is much more going on here than what you are implying.

and if you are questioning the arms deal, then think for a min..?what would Pakistan be doing with it's nuke capability, if India was not there, with us, as a neighbor on thier border..?

Oh but didn't you see? The we care for Middle America Republicans first thing on their agenda is to make sure the rich don't lose their tax breaks. Stupid ignorant Tea Party people actually bought the Republican lies and helped them in this election. Forgive him, for they truly know NOT what they've done.

But it's a blanket statement and that is wrong. I am condeming people based on their opinions and insisting they are wrong when certainly there must be things that they get right. It is ignorant and therefore I would never say it and mean it. You, on the other hand, meant it and that my friend, is whats truly WRONG.

Really, this thread has degenerated into "You lie" and "Rush is dumb?" Is that the extent of reasoned discussion here? Rush Limbaugh is an extremely talented entertainer and a clearly and honestly partisan political analyst.

There are plenty of entertainers we are expected to elevate as examples of wonderful thinkers and reformers. George Clooney and Bono leap to mind. We are supposed to accept the political analysis of talking heads on MSNBC, CNN, NPR as objective and non- partisan. The only difference between Rush and these people is his political philosophy.

If one were to spend anytime reading about the recent history of the radio broadcasting business they would quickly understand that Rush almost singlehandedly rescued the AM band. His syndication model opened radio broadcasting up for thousands of radio programs many of which are not political. As a radio pioneer on a new frontier of broadcasting he has been very successful and not because of who listens but rather that they listen.

If you had bothered to fact check rather than shoot from the hip, you would have discovered that GE, like most corporations gives roughly equal amounts to both parties (that should tell you something). If Republicans are in control, they get a little more - same for Democrats.

The McCain-Kennedy Immigration Bill, the medicare drug benefit, the steel tariff, McCain-Feingold Bill and George W. Bush signing it... there are several times when Republicans and George W. Bush supported policies with which Limbaugh disagreed that he spoke out against them. As for speaking out against the Tea Party Movement - what policy that they support would not be supported by Limbaugh? If there is one I do not doubt that he will speak out against it.

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